Indonesian Bumbu Dasar or Basic Spices Paste is one way to have a short-cut to your Indonesian cooking. The name of the bumbu dasar is depending its colour of paste; Merah (Red), Putih (White), and Kuning (Yellow). Some people will have additional bumbu dasar (Indonesian Basic Spices Paste)s such as Oranye (Orange) and Hitam (Black). …

A Korean Grilled Baby Octopus ( Jjukkumi Gui) is another way to have tender, enjoyably chewy and flavoursome baby octopus. Have you ever had grilled baby octopus? If you haven’t and you are an adventurous eater like me, you’ve got to try it! Easy and fast cooking is the reason why I decided to make …

Ayam Besengek is an old recipe that is popular during colonialism era of Indonesia. This dish has a tied history with Indonesia’s feminist hero from Java; Raden Adjeng Kartini. Unfortunately, Ayam Besengek dish isn’t too common anymore to be found in Java anymore. R. A. Kartini and Her Cooking’s Story Raden Adjeng Kartini (or sometimes …

Ayam Taliwang is a BBQ or Grilled Chicken that I enjoyed. Who doesn’t love the BBQ chicken unless you are a vegetarian or vegan? Compare to other Indonesian style BBQ chicken, this is the most simple one in term of ingredients. Terasi and Indonesian Palm Sugar vs Thai Palm Sugar and Terasi (fermented shrimp paste), …

Pesan Be Pasih is a Balinese way to cook fish that is covered with spices then wrapped in banana leaves and grilled. Actually Pesan Be Pasih is made from Base Cenik (Base Genep = Base Cenik + Wewangen). However, Base Genep which is more completed compare to Base Cenik (Small Base Genep), we can always …

Rica Rodo is actually a very simple dish yet flavourful from Manado (North Sulawesi). When I first tried Rica Rodo at one of Manado restaurants in Jakarta, I fell in love right away. The only challenge I got when I tried to recreate Rica Rodo was sourcing fresh turmeric leaves which I substituted with dry …

Pepes Jamur Sunda is a steamed mushroom dish that is very popular in Indonesia. Compare to many other Indonesian dishes, Sundanese foods are more simple in ingredients. Sunda is an ethnic group that is inhabited on the west part of Java island. For people with a restricted diet such as vegans, this food is a …

Nasi Kerabu Malaysia is a type of mixed rice, in which it has a blue colour and eaten with fish, chicken, beef, crackers, salads and/or pickles. The blue colour of Nasi Kerabu comes from the petals of Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) flowers or bunga telang. Due to its popularity in the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu, Nasi Kerabu …

Serunding Kelapa Ikan or Sambal Kelapa Ikan and Ulam-ulaman are two Malaysian dishes to company Nasi Kerabu or any other Nasi set. The flavour of toasted coconut (kelapa) and fish is teased me to not snack it as it is. When we mix Serunding Kelapa Ikan and Ulam-ulaman, they remind me of Urab or Urap-urap …

Solok Lada is a flavourful stuffed green chili peppers with fish meat which I enjoy especially to company Nasi Kerabu (Mixed Hebs Blue Rice). If any Malaysians read this, please let me know if I do the right way to make Solok Lada. Similarity ingredients between Malaysian and Indonesian cooking is very common due to …

INDONESIA EATS

A collection of Indonesian and Asian recipes with style, eye-catching photographs and personal stories about cooking Indonesian and being Indonesian away from home. Indonesia Eats is a memoir of her homeland.